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clearly, the united states does not believe in this video. doesn't espouse the values and doesn't decry the prophet muhammad. he's saying, listen, if you want to live in a democracy, free speech is part of that. that is one of the values he says the u.s. troops have gone to battle to defend. and so he's saying that he can't ban the video. at the same time, saying that he has a problem, and saying that violence is never the answer. i think he was also trying to say to these leaders, you can't let islamic extremism hijack your resolution. he's seen the violent protests at the u.s. embassies in the last couple of weeks. >> i think what he said was extremists, violence is their only way to stay relevant. which was interesting. the president met with the secretary ban ki-moon. he did not meet with world leaders. he made an appearance on "the view." does that look like he's focusing on politics more so than negotiating foreign policy? >> a little bit. i think there are a cup of things going on. first of all, he's clearly reaching out to the america
clearly, the united states does not believe in this video. doesn't espouse the values and doesn't decry the prophet muhammad. he's saying, listen, if you want to live in a democracy, free speech is part of that. that is one of the values he says the u.s. troops have gone to battle to defend. and so he's saying that he can't ban the video. at the same time, saying that he has a problem, and saying that violence is never the answer. i think he was also trying to say to these leaders, you can't...
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came to the united states from venezuela. and i'm just curious if any of this -- how personal this is for you did you ever at one point wonder does my vote really count? >> yeah, it goes back to, you know, i was raised in venezuela. and i'm telling you understanding the best and worst of my country i grew up in and then understanding the best and the worst of the country i was born in, the united states. in seeing how many we lacked in south america and the community to really engage with a political, you know -- a political front, i think it is a disconnect i never had in venezuela and i feel like now being able to understand my platform and being able to understand my voice, i feel like it is time to say, hey, man, i'm a citizen, i live in this country like anybody else and let's really enjoy the gift we have of voting that some countries just don't really enjoy. >> i appreciate this is personal for you. and i hear your passion. and i know you were just giving us some numbers, some statistics. let me share some as well. jus
came to the united states from venezuela. and i'm just curious if any of this -- how personal this is for you did you ever at one point wonder does my vote really count? >> yeah, it goes back to, you know, i was raised in venezuela. and i'm telling you understanding the best and worst of my country i grew up in and then understanding the best and the worst of the country i was born in, the united states. in seeing how many we lacked in south america and the community to really engage with...
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. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect individuals from being harmed because of how they look or what they believe. >> our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live at the united nations. she joins us now. listening to that speech, it began with a mention of chris stevens, it ended with a mention of chris stevens and it's not lost on anyone watching that the president has two major audiences. he's got an international audience clearly, and he's got a domestic audience during this election. was he able to navigate appropriately between the two with the remarks he actually chose? >> reporter: well, it will depend who you ask, ashleigh,
. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect...
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he's in the united states, he is going to listen to me. and hear me. i just want him to hear my voice as a mother, don't destroy this family. please don't destroy this family, bring amir home. amir is the heart of this family. >> reporter: now facing an incurable cancer, he says he cannot accept the fact that he may never see his son again. >> that's my biggest fear, that i may not see him. and that's my last wish to see my son and hug him and kiss him before i pass to the other side. >> reporter: ahmadinejad has so far refused to meet with them or discuss amir's case. but somehow this family hopes what is now a desperate plea will finally be heard. paula newton, cnn. >>> it has been described as an ugly scene, the bodies of an american couple found stabbed multiple times in their st. martin home in the caribbean. the main suspect expected in front of a judge tomorrow. the bodies of michael and thelma king were found friday. police arrested a suspect sunday, but in charges have been filed and the prosecutors office will only say the suspect is a 28-yea
he's in the united states, he is going to listen to me. and hear me. i just want him to hear my voice as a mother, don't destroy this family. please don't destroy this family, bring amir home. amir is the heart of this family. >> reporter: now facing an incurable cancer, he says he cannot accept the fact that he may never see his son again. >> that's my biggest fear, that i may not see him. and that's my last wish to see my son and hug him and kiss him before i pass to the other...
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i think what he's trying to do is show everybody that we're on this, the united states is doing well and you know, i think that's a kind of typical no drama obama response. >> alex, is that what it is, the cool head of the president? >> i think there's something to that, but i think there's also a little more, and that is that this president's great strength is his intellect. he lives inside his head and his ideas. and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's former boss, bill clinton, but he can memorize a study about it, you know. people are distant from this president. there's a certain sense of arrogance to this white house that they're just detached from it and i think that's a vulnerability. we have two elite candidates running for president. we have an academic elite, barack obama, running against financial elite. so the middle class is up for grabs here. >> alex, i want to ask you about something i saw you tweet over the weekend. you said when i see romney he looks like a candidate. when i see obama he looks like a president. this should not be hard to fix,
i think what he's trying to do is show everybody that we're on this, the united states is doing well and you know, i think that's a kind of typical no drama obama response. >> alex, is that what it is, the cool head of the president? >> i think there's something to that, but i think there's also a little more, and that is that this president's great strength is his intellect. he lives inside his head and his ideas. and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's...
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not only to people in the united states but around the world. and he -- unveiled what he described as prosperity packs which is a window inside his ideas for foreign aid in a future romney administration, as you heard john say a few moments ago. mitt romney would tie some of that foreign aid, foreign assistance, to opening it up trade barriers in countries across the world. that was some of what he talked about. will was also some politics involved in this speech as well. he mentioned manufacturing jobs have gone down and n the last few years. that was a dig at the president. he talked about some of the recent problems on the world stage. the assassination of the u.s. ambassador to libya. chris stevens. that was mentioned in the speech. then at the end it was striking. he went right after the leader of iran, ahmadinejad, saying at -- calling him basically a voice of unspeakable evil in the world and someone that's threatening the state of israel. that's something that fits neatly into mitt romney's foreign policy work on the campaign trail. he t
not only to people in the united states but around the world. and he -- unveiled what he described as prosperity packs which is a window inside his ideas for foreign aid in a future romney administration, as you heard john say a few moments ago. mitt romney would tie some of that foreign aid, foreign assistance, to opening it up trade barriers in countries across the world. that was some of what he talked about. will was also some politics involved in this speech as well. he mentioned...
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now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers. in other words, american voters. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent, jill dougherty, is over in new york watching all of this unfold. jill, update our viewers on what happened. >> reporter: well, wolf, you know president obama wasn't here in new york very long. the highlight of his u.n. appearance, that speech. or maybe you could call it two speeches. in his speech to the united nations president barack obama faced two audiences, citizens of the world some of them skeptical muslims. and his own fellow american who is soon will decide whether or not to keep him i
now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers....